CO129-458 - Public Offices & Others - 1919 — Page 354

Any reply to this letter should be addressed to-m

THE SECRETARY,

TREASURY,

WHITEHALL, LONDON, S.W., 1,

and the following number quoted.

14151

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TREASURY CHAMBERS C O

19963 April 1919.

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sir,

I have laid before the Lords Commissioners of

His Majesty's Treasury Mr. Grindle's letter of the 89th

Lov ultimo (19121/1919) enclosing a copy of a telegram from

the officer administering the Government of Hong Kong on the subject of the shipment of gold from Australia to

Hong Kong.

In reply I am to request you to inform the Secretary of State for the Colonies that Their Lordships do not consider that the import of sovereigna into

Hong Kong should be prohibited.

The question whether or not a prohibition of

export from Australia may be desirable is one for the

Commonwealth Government to consider. It should, however,

be noted in this connection that the Government of New

Zealand now proposes to remove its embargo on the export af

gold and in the event of the danger of serious loss of

gold from Australasia being apprehended, it would be

desirable that the Governments of the Commonwealth and

the Dominion should act in consultation.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

I am,

sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Walradling